Mount Morgan Postcode

Queensland

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
4714
Postcode for Mount Morgan, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 500 km from Brisbane · Pop. 2,018
2,018
Population
52
Median Age
$779
Household Income/wk
$200
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
12.1
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Mount Morgan ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of QLD suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Mount Morgan Compares

Mount Morgan vs the QLD average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricMount MorganQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $779 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $200 -QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $758 -QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 52 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 16.0% +QLD 6.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the QLD average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Mount Morgan is a locality 500 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4714. It falls within the Central Queensland region. The local government area is Rockhampton.

According to the 2021 Census, Mount Morgan has a population of 2,018 with a median age of 52. The median weekly household income is $779, below the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 16.0%, higher than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 317 (15.7% of residents).

Housing in Mount Morgan includes a median weekly rent of $200, median monthly mortgage repayment of $758, with 835 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 73.2% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Mount Morgan scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Schools in Mount Morgan include Mount Morgan State High School and Mount Morgan Central State School.

Mount Morgan is part of the Rockhampton statistical area in Queensland.

Mount Morgan Details

Postcode4714
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)2,018
Median Age52 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$779/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$462/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$200
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$758
Average Household Size2 persons
Area12.1 km²
Population Density167/km²
Total Dwellings835
Australian Citizens84.9%
Indigenous Population317 (15.7%)
Unemployment Rate16.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-23.6436179
Longitude150.3965941
Distance from Brisbane500 km
Region (SA4)Central Queensland
Area (SA3)Rockhampton
Local GovernmentRockhampton
Federal ElectorateFlynn

Age Profile

0–14 (14.6%) 15–24 (9.1%) 25–44 (16.6%) 45–64 (31.2%) 65+ (29.3%)
Show counts
0–14 years295 (14.6%)
15–24 years183 (9.1%)
25–44 years334 (16.6%)
45–64 years630 (31.2%)
65+ years592 (29.3%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (51.9%) Mortgaged (21.3%) Rented (26.8%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis389 (19.3%)
Asthma337 (16.7%)
Diabetes232 (11.5%)
Heart Disease195 (9.7%)
Lung Condition127 (6.3%)
Cancer94 (4.7%)
Dementia34 (1.7%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle94 (11.7%)
1 vehicle379 (47.1%)
2 vehicles215 (26.7%)
3+ vehicles116 (14.4%)

Schools in Mount Morgan

Mount Morgan State High School
Secondary · Gov · ICSEA 869 · 230 students
Mount Morgan Central State School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 822 · 123 students

Suburbs Near Mount Morgan

Same Postcode (4714)

More Mount Morgan Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.